The IAEA was at Fukushima to assess the situation at the disaster site in its role as the global nuclear watchdog and regulator. The problem … Conflicts of interestRead more
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Sources of trash
A first-of-its-kind survey of the kinds of trash that end up in San Francisco Bay points the finger at specific sources: retailers such as McDonald’s … Sources of trashRead more
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Snakes aren’t just legless lizards
Snakes aren’t just lizards without any legs. But a curious group of long, legless lizards look suspiciously like snakes themselves. Also known as “worm lizards” … Snakes aren’t just legless lizardsRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
How Goldman Sachs Created the Food Crisis
Demand and supply certainly matter. But there’s another reason why food across the world has become so expensive: Wall Street greed. It took the brilliant … How Goldman Sachs Created the Food CrisisRead more
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Barclays ‘making up to £340 million’ on food price speculation
Barclays could be generating as much as £340 million a year through gambling on the price of key commodity crops like coffee, sugar and wheat, … Barclays ‘making up to £340 million’ on food price speculationRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Deadly shellfish in Alaska
State officials said scientists monitoring algae blooms near Ketchikan discovered some of the world’s highest-ever recorded levels of toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning — … Deadly shellfish in AlaskaRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
Balance sacrifice from the poor/middle class
President Obama has officially signed legislation to increase the U.S. debt ceiling in time to avoid a national default. The $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction plan cleared … Balance sacrifice from the poor/middle classRead more
Posted inHealth / ToMl / USA Empire
Cancer gift from Tea party
The government has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and … Cancer gift from Tea partyRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
A country that was forged from a massive bailout
The setting was New York City, then-capital of the then-new United States of America in the fall of 1789. The Revolutionary War had been won … A country that was forged from a massive bailoutRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Extreme weather and climate change
what’s happening is we’re making the earth a more dynamic and violent place. That’s, in essence, what global warming is about. We’re trapping more of … Extreme weather and climate changeRead more